This verse comes from the famous “love chapter” 1 Corinthians 13 of the Bible. It is better understood if we look at the whole passage from which it was taken: 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it…
Based on the previous verses (Romans 5:1,2) “this” in “And not only this” refers to “we exult in hope of the glory of God” for having peace with God because the believer is justified (declared innocent) by faith (in Jesus Christ and the atonement for sin He accomplished on the cross) and has been introduced…
This verse comes from what is considered traditionally as the last epistle the apostle Paul wrote before he died. He was suffering in chains as a prisoner in Rome (1:17,2:9) and some believers were ashamed to associate with him for being in prison for the Gospel (1:8,15-18). We can say this was a kind of…